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MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: CEMI, Evolving Gold, Goldcorp, Mine Radio, and Victoria Gold

The Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI) of Sudbury, ON, has named Douglas Morrison as its new president and CEO, effective March 1, 2012. Since joining CEMI in 2011, he has been VP and now succeeds Dr. Peter K. Kaiser, who will...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 23, 2012 | 4:57 pm

ZINC-COPPER DEVELOPMENT: Production from Bracemac-McLeod set for early 2013

QUEBEC – Development is on track and production expected early next year from the Bracemac-McLeod zinc-copper mine near Matagami, according to Donner Metals of Vancouver. The development is a 50:50 joint venture of Donner and Xstrata Zinc...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 22, 2012 | 5:00 pm

GOLD STUDY: Spanish Mountain project advances to feasibility stage

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Vancouver-based Spanish Mountain Gold is moving forward with a feasibility study of its Spanish Mountain gold project 70 km northeast of Williams Lake without waiting for the completion of the pre-feasibility report....

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 22, 2012 | 4:59 pm

GOLD STUDY: Pit and underground planned at Maverick

MANITOBA – Auriga Gold Corp. of Toronto is planning both open pit and underground mining at its Maverick gold project near Flin Flon. This is the recommendation of the recent preliminary economic assessment of the project.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 22, 2012 | 4:58 pm

COPPER DEVELOPMENT: Nevada Copper breaks ground for Pumpkin Hollow shaft

NEVADA – Ground was broken on Feb. 18, 2012, for the shaft at the Pumpkin Hollow copper project belonging to Nevada Copper of Vancouver. The ceremony was attended by governor Brian Sandoval, former state assembly speaker Joe Dini,...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 22, 2012 | 4:57 pm

ROCK BREAKING: New Atlas Copco breaker boasts high efficiency

STOCKHOLM – Atlas Copco has introduced a new HB 4100 hydraulic breaker that it says is lighter, performs better and is more efficient than its predecessor. The company said it is in the “double-digit percentage range” better.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 22, 2012 | 4:56 pm

COPPER RESOURCE: Castle grows numbers at Granduc

BRITISH COLUMBIA – The most recent resource numbers from the Granduc copper project of Castle Resources of Vancouver are a large jump over those of a year ago (see CMJ January 2012). Using a net smelter return cut-off of $40, the...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 21, 2012 | 5:00 pm

COPPER-NICKEL STUDY: Costs to top $1-B for Ferguson Lake project

NUNAVUT – The original preliminary economic assessment for the Ferguson Lake copper-nickel-cobalt project 160 km southwest of Baker Lake outlined economic potential, and so does the updated study, says owner Starfield Resources of...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 21, 2012 | 4:59 pm

MERGER: Quadra FNX shareholders okay KGHM deal

VANCOUVER – Shareholders of Quadra FNX have approved the arrangement that will see KGHM Polska Miedz purchase all the outstanding shares and warrants of the Canadian company for a total of $3.5 billion. The deal was approved by over 78%...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 21, 2012 | 4:58 pm

SALE: Dia Bras to unload Peruvian hydro assets in $48-M deal

PERU – Dia Bras Exploration of Toronto reports its subsidiary Sociedad Minera Corona has agreed to sell its hydroelectric assets to Volcan Compania Minera for US$46.78 million. Dia Bras will net US$24.5 million by virtue of its 81.7%...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 21, 2012 | 4:57 pm

TRUCK TRANSPORT: New JV to supply heavy duty natural gas engine

VANCOUVER – Cummins Westport, a joint venture of large engine maker Cummins and Westport Innovations a company specializing in natural gas engines, will be building a new truck engine for the regional haul truck-trailer market. The new...

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 21, 2012 | 4:56 pm

DIAMOND DEVELOPMENT: Fly-through Renard project with digital view

QUEBEC – Stornoway Diamond Corp. of Vancouver is readying its Renard diamond project in the Otish Mountains for the start of production in 2015, and excitement is building around Quebec’s first diamond mine.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 20, 2012 | 5:00 pm

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